The first mention of Kierspe was in 1003, when the castle 'Haus Rhade' was first mentioned in a manuscript. On this basis Kierspe celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 2003. Around 1490 Kierspe became the seat of the Heilige Feme, an independent jury of commoners with the right to mete out the death penalty. Such Feme juries were common in Westphalia at the time.
In 1968, as part of the reorganization of the former district Altena, the city of Kierspe was formed by merging the Amt of Kierspe with the municipality of Rönsahl. On 1 January 1969 Kierspe officially obtained city rights.
Coat of arms
The city's coat of arms was derived from the former coat of arms of the Amt. It combines symbols for both of the member municipalities - Kierspe and Rönsahl - separated by the red-white checkered bar of the counts of the Mark. On the bottom of the coat of arms is a red lion with blue claws and tongue, the symbol of the counts of Berg and taken from the coat of arms of Rönsahl. On the top is a Rauk, a raven. It refers to the nickname given to young recruits, who imitated the sound of the raven when first wearing their blue uniform during mustering. The coat of arms was granted to the Amt on 20 August 1936, and to the city on 29 July 1969. It was designed by Otto Hupp.
The coat of arms of the municipality Kierspe was similar to the one of the Amt, except the bottom was a blank yellow field. It was granted on 17 October 1935. The coat of arms of the municipality Rönsahl had Saint Servatius in the top, the patron saint of the church in Rönsahl.
Kierspe has been twinned with the French town Montigny-le-Bretonneux since 1988. The partnership developed from a long-lasting student exchange of the Gesamtschule Kierspe with a high school in Montigny-le-Bretonneux.
The town is twinned with Denton, Greater Manchester, which is also twinned with Montigny-le-Bretonneux. A delegation from Denton arrived in April 2012 to discuss the twinning, which eventually took place in a ceremony in Denton on 22 September 2012. There was a large town festival including the planting of a German Linden tree in the town's park.
Connections with Britain
For a number of years the Gesamtschule Kierspe had an English Partnerschule in the form of St. Aidan's C of E High School in Harrogate, and exchanges would take place between British Year 10 pupils studying German and pupils at the Gesamtschule of a similar age. This came to an end in the last few years as St. Aidan's changed its system for teaching modern languages and eschewed the exchange link for a trip to the Rhineland for the Year 9 pupils. However, Year 12s from the school still go to Kierspe for two-week-long work experiences.
kierspe, german, ˈkiːɐ, spə, listen, town, district, märkischer, kreis, north, rhine, westphalia, germany, located, western, edge, sauerland, volme, river, townaerial, viewcoat, armslocation, within, märkischer, kreis, districtshow, germanyshow, north, rhine, . Kierspe German ˈkiːɐ spe listen is a town in the district Markischer Kreis in North Rhine Westphalia Germany It is located at the western edge of the Sauerland on Volme River KierspeTownAerial viewCoat of armsLocation of Kierspe within Markischer Kreis districtKierspeShow map of GermanyKierspeShow map of North Rhine WestphaliaCoordinates 51 08 N 07 34 E 51 133 N 7 567 E 51 133 7 567 Coordinates 51 08 N 07 34 E 51 133 N 7 567 E 51 133 7 567CountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdmin regionArnsbergDistrictMarkischer KreisGovernment Mayor 2020 25 Olaf Stelse 1 Ind Area Total71 62 km2 27 65 sq mi Highest elevation552 m 1 811 ft Lowest elevation280 m 920 ft Population 2021 12 31 2 Total16 043 Density220 km2 580 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes58566Dialling codes02359 Kierspe 02269 Ronsahl Vehicle registrationMKWebsitewww kierspe deRaukbrunnen Kierspe Margarethenkirche Margarethen church Contents 1 History 2 Coat of arms 3 Population development 4 International relations 5 Connections with Britain 6 Notable people 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe first mention of Kierspe was in 1003 when the castle Haus Rhade was first mentioned in a manuscript On this basis Kierspe celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 2003 Around 1490 Kierspe became the seat of the Heilige Feme an independent jury of commoners with the right to mete out the death penalty Such Feme juries were common in Westphalia at the time In 1968 as part of the reorganization of the former district Altena the city of Kierspe was formed by merging the Amt of Kierspe with the municipality of Ronsahl On 1 January 1969 Kierspe officially obtained city rights Coat of arms EditThe city s coat of arms was derived from the former coat of arms of the Amt It combines symbols for both of the member municipalities Kierspe and Ronsahl separated by the red white checkered bar of the counts of the Mark On the bottom of the coat of arms is a red lion with blue claws and tongue the symbol of the counts of Berg and taken from the coat of arms of Ronsahl On the top is a Rauk a raven It refers to the nickname given to young recruits who imitated the sound of the raven when first wearing their blue uniform during mustering The coat of arms was granted to the Amt on 20 August 1936 and to the city on 29 July 1969 It was designed by Otto Hupp The coat of arms of the municipality Kierspe was similar to the one of the Amt except the bottom was a blank yellow field It was granted on 17 October 1935 The coat of arms of the municipality Ronsahl had Saint Servatius in the top the patron saint of the church in Ronsahl Population development Edit Population development 1975 2012 Year Inhabitants1634 2 5701875 3 5131905 5 0021925 6 4321935 6 8991950 9 9461961 10 5301970 13 5001974 13 5771980 14 4361985 14 6651990 16 2571995 17 5412000 18 3532005 18 2092010 17 2702013 16 116International relations EditMain article List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany Kierspe has been twinned with the French town Montigny le Bretonneux since 1988 The partnership developed from a long lasting student exchange of the Gesamtschule Kierspe with a high school in Montigny le Bretonneux The town is twinned with Denton Greater Manchester which is also twinned with Montigny le Bretonneux A delegation from Denton arrived in April 2012 to discuss the twinning which eventually took place in a ceremony in Denton on 22 September 2012 There was a large town festival including the planting of a German Linden tree in the town s park Connections with Britain EditFor a number of years the Gesamtschule Kierspe had an English Partnerschule in the form of St Aidan s C of E High School in Harrogate and exchanges would take place between British Year 10 pupils studying German and pupils at the Gesamtschule of a similar age This came to an end in the last few years as St Aidan s changed its system for teaching modern languages and eschewed the exchange link for a trip to the Rhineland for the Year 9 pupils However Year 12s from the school still go to Kierspe for two week long work experiences Notable people EditWilhelm Kattwinkel 1866 1935 neurologist and paleontologist Roger Schmidt born 1967 football coachReferences Edit Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020 Land Nordrhein Westfalen accessed 21 June 2021 Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kierspe Official website in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kierspe amp oldid 1117552604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
